Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-27

pleasant and peculiar accident near Wei
lington, Ontario, where he was attacked
on a sandy country road by COW, result
ing in the buckling Of the little wheel Of his
machine and the springing Of the bnck-
bone. On his attempting 30 return 10 Buff
falo in order to finish his trip by rail he was
stopped by the custom house officials and
made TO pay ten per cent duty Of the value
Of his bicycle. Not disheartened bv his
i'll luck, Ned writes on from Chicago that
when the repairs have been made he will
wheel back
Z The d. Leonard job printing Office in
Harmony block has been sold by the admin
istrators of Mr. Leonard's estate to Edwin
Hildreth and Lemuel Fales, ir., two young
men who are well known in this communi-
ty Mr.. Hildreth learned his trade of Mr.
Leonard and was with him for seven years
before his death, so that he is entirely IA
milar with the work Of the office, and is
peculiarly fitted TO take up its business and
carry it along in the same careful and elf
cicnt way that it has always been conduct
ed. Mr. Fales we can vouch for as being
well brought up in the business, for he
learned his trade in The Phoenix office and
has since had experience in some Of the
best offices in Boston and vicinity, Both
young men are Hinsdale boys, they are Of
the best character and habits, they are full
of energy and anxious to please their Gus
toners, and the public can depend on good
work and satisfactory treatment from
them. IL is a pleasure 10 see the large
business Of the Leonard office go into such
good hands. y
1t is announced that Judge w. @. YEA
zey Of Rutland has been appointed II mem
\ e 4 ia
place of George w. Hooker of Brattleboro
who has resigned"
Hon. and Mrs. Dorman b. Eaton came 70
town Wednesday night for IA short visit to
| their summer home. They expect to come
| for the season before the end Of June. Mrs
Eaton was yesterday one Of the most inter
ested listeners at the musical festival exer-
! cises.
Rev. H. $. Hemenway Of Saugus, Mass.
will preach at the Unitarian church next
Sunday. There will be services morning
and evening.
The rear Of the Connecticut River lum-
Der company's log drive passed Colebrook
| n. H. early this week. The season thus
far IN one Of the best for years, owing u
the unusually even pitch Of water
Mr.. Cecil Howard is announced to read
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logical and Biographical society, his address
on the life and public services Of General
John Wolcott Phelps
Senator Morrill, and family spent Tuesday
night at the Brooks House on their way t.
their summer home in STAFFORD. The Sen
ator is looking we'll and seems to have re
covered entirely from his illness Of a year
ago.
II L. Al. -,
terest in the old Methodist church tenement
house owned by the late Wilder Harris
The census taken by the board Of trad,
shows the present population of the tow
to be 65O5, gain Of 1923 over that given by
the census of 1880.
The grading about the Brooks Library
building is substantially completed and I
granite curbing with cut posts is being plac
ed on the sidewalk line in front.
The young men employed on the east ali,
west sides of Main street will play a mattel
game Of base ball on Frost's meadow mex
Thursday afternoon.
forty hours devotion" will be held a
the Roman Catholic church next week be
ginning at 10 O'Clock Monday morning
, Visiting priests from several parishes il
the state will assist Rev. Mr. Cunningham
] III Lne htFNlCtA
A en-dollar bill was lost this mornin
between Frank Goodhue's house on Mali
: street and Willis Bemiss ON Walnut street
, The bill was Il part Of a sum collected for
benevolent purpose and the finder will do
, good deed, and get "A reward if he want
r it, by leaving it with Mr. Bemis at the cN
: press office.
t The following is a list Of letters remain
5 ing in the Brattleboro post office May p:
Iad-s Matilda Aronson, Mrs r Bracket
Mrs s VI Baker, Miss Lizzie CLARK. Pauline, I'm
: ley = Mary Fitzgerald Mrs e II Howe, Josie
. Leahy, Mrs James Pierce Mrs Ellen q Streete
Y Mrs Lillian Smith. Ms VI Seaverns. Mrs
Stevens, Lizzie Tehrau. Mn Elkhbrth Wales, r.,
l. Ward, Mrs Georgianna whitney, Miss Luther
= Whitney, Ms Margaret Wilson.
V Men q : Abbott. Chas Butteriicld Henry
Chass., J CAlson, James + Coleman, NJ NJ Chan
berlan Frank bay, Jas Hays, VI 4 HOwal
r >, knights, J kristh, Hugh Mcleuna
Daniel II Pratt, James Pierce, W II Prttis, l.
d, Tucker, J W Sherman, l. STRAND, L Sisb
Z Truman Stevens. james b Taft. Harris Wilder.